Critical AI literacies: Embracing AI for Social Good

This course is recommended for students in School of Communication (COMM), and School of Creative Arts (SCA).

 

The first part of the course focuses on (1) and (2): development of students’ technological knowledge and effective application of AI tools. Lectures and tutorial sessions will be interleaved to help students understand the key AI concepts and finish related lab exercises of using AI tools. The flipped classroom approach will be adopted where students will be provided with a repository of video lectures and online lab materials. Students with varying levels of technical background can pace their learning and better engage in in-class discussion points.

 

The second part of the course focuses on (3) and (4): development of ethical and critical awareness and sustaining human uniqueness and agency. Lectures combined with debates, scenarios and story presentations help students learn to critically explore productive uses of AI in their personal, academic, and professional lives while at the same time reflecting on the potential impact to human futures and responsible collaboration with AI for social good.

 

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